It would be calculated on the revenu fiscal de référence (net taxable income) said Budget Minister Valérie Pécresse; it would be on top of income tax and would last until the public finances are balanced.
About 27,000 homes are likely to be affected and it is expected to raise about €410 million a year. ( http://www.connexionfrance.com/MPs-tax-high-incomes-austerity-13090-view-article.html)
Terrorisms And Suspicious Events
There has been no recent terrorisms and suspicious events in France.
Current Issues: Their problems are, water tress index, marine protection, critical habitat protection, agricultural subsidies, nitrogen oxides emissions, Ecosystem ozone, sulfer dioxide emissions, non-methane volatile organic compound emissions,
Summary: France doesn't have many problems in it's country as i listed in the current issues. France is a wealthy country but also needs to work on some problems.
Title of Article: UCN welcomes France’s significant scale-up of marine protected areas
Capital: Paris
Total Area: 643,801 square mile
Population: 65,312,249 (July 2011 est.)
Languages: French
Task 2- Location, Climate Zone
Task 3 Economic Production
- What is the GDP per capita?
- How does this compare with the rest of the world?
$33,100(2010 est.)- What is the unemployment rate?
- 9.3% (2010 est.)
- What is the percentage of People below the poverty line?
6.2%(2004)
Task 4 Population and Life Expectancy- Extra Credit: SachaTotal Population: 65,312,249
Average Life Expectancy: 81
Total Fertility Rate: 2.0
Infant Mortality Rate: 3.92 deaths/ 1000 live births
Task 5: What Is It Like To Live There
News Event:
Healthcare: Moderation: Let's Drink to that
They are all above the “epidemic” level (204 cases per 100,000 of the population).(
http://www.connexionfrance.com/Gastric-flu-epidemic-five-regions-13096-view-article.html)
About 27,000 homes are likely to be affected and it is expected to raise about €410 million a year. (
http://www.connexionfrance.com/MPs-tax-high-incomes-austerity-13090-view-article.html)
Terrorisms And Suspicious Events
Travel Warning
Travel To France
EPI rank: 7
EPI score: 78.2
Current Issues: Their problems are, water tress index, marine protection, critical habitat protection, agricultural subsidies, nitrogen oxides emissions, Ecosystem ozone, sulfer dioxide emissions, non-methane volatile organic compound emissions,
Summary: France doesn't have many problems in it's country as i listed in the current issues. France is a wealthy country but also needs to work on some problems.
Title of Article: UCN welcomes France’s significant scale-up of marine protected areas
Publication: news story
Date Published: 27 August 2009
url: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/marine/marine_our_work/marine_governance/?uNewsID=3831
Task 7 Education
what percentage of the GDP is spent on education?
5.6% of GDP (2007)
How does this compare with the rest of the world?
It is ranked 38
What percentage of the population is literate?
99%
Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female?
no males 99% females 99%
How many years is a person expected to attend school?
16 years
Is there a difference between between males and females?
no
male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
TASK 8 - GENDER EQUALIT
The Gender Equality Index from Social Watch.
The Global Gender Gap:
Overall Score:
Economic Participation and Opportunity:
Educational Attainment:
Health and Survival:
Political Empowerment:
Part 5: Maternal Mortality Rates
The Maternal Mortality Rate for France is 8 deaths/100,000 live births. France is raked 214